Women Who Hope: Nila
30-year-old Nila works for Others. Here, she poses for a picture at her shop in Bangladesh. Her story shares the hope she found in The Salvation Army as a young girl.
I thought that I have to do something, to stand on my own feet at least, to survive. Then, I found Others through The Salvation Army's Health Care and Counseling Centre.
Currently, I work as one of the shopkeepers at The Salvation Army's showroom in my local area. I am very happy working here, and I can help my husband.
Now, my dream is that The Salvation Army Centre should grow very big and provide employment to many people so that millions of girls like me can get a safe job.
Others is a Salvation Army initiative using fair trade principles to create jobs and contribute to empowerment and poverty alleviation. Their products are carefully hand-crafted by artisans who are affiliated with The Salvation Army’s community work in Bangladesh and Kenya.
Others artisans are engaged through relationships with local Salvation Army programs that focus on economic development in rural and urban settings. Examples include self-help groups focusing on women's empowerment and projects for rehabilitation of sex workers or trafficking victims. There are currently around 760 artisans in Bangladesh and Kenya who are involved in production for Others.